Signaling apparatus.



E. D. LOPEZ.

` SIGNALING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION MLBDQGT. 9,

Patented Mai". 3l, 1914,

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D'. LOPEZ.H sIGNALtNG APPARATUS. APPLIGATION FILED Q01-9, 191A..

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WIT/MESES T all whom t vmay concern,

Beit known that l, ERNEST DANIEL Lorne, a citizen of the United States, and e resident of New Griesns, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiane, have invented e new and improved Signaling Apparatus, oi which tlie following is e full, clear, and eX- ect description.

My invention relates tosigneling devices designed for use on automobiles and other moving vehicles, and the object thereof is to enable the driver to give notice to the cer beliincl whenever he intends to stop or turn,

without necessitating the removal ot the .elo

drivers hands from the brakes or steering gear when the operation of stopping or turning is'to be elllected. e

Reference is to be liaol to tlie accompanying drawings forming e port of this specilication, in which the saine cliursctersoi refg erence indicate the same parts in all the views.

Figure l is o view of en automobile sliowing my signaling apparatus in place; Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the casing in which the signaling apparatus is niountecl, the sicle of the casing being broken away to show the interior; Fig. 8 is a sectional view on the line 3 o Fig. 2; Fig. 4f is a seo tional view, similar to that shown in lfig. 3, showing` tlie other heli of the interior of the casing; .and Fig'. 5 is e diagram ol circuits by Ineens of 'which the signals are con# trollecl. A

The automobile l to wliicli inyii'ivention. is applied is provided with zi casing mounted et the back oi the saine, und with s push button 3 on tire steering post l, this push button controllingtlie circuit 5 by Ineens ci which the signaling devices in the cusing '2 are operated. These signeling devices con sist of :in electric bell 6 enel a poli' of lights 7 and 8, together with :i semaphore l) mount ed to be movable into positicnto project out of'tlie casing 2 :incl to be witlitlrnwn into the casing when the sgneling apparatus is notI needed. 'Elie lmnp proyecto from tlie rear of the casing, und the lomp 8 from tile side thereof, mul the semaphore@ is uctu nlcil by u solenoid l0. Nornuilly, the weight ot' t-lic plunger of this solenoid will be suilicient lo rctztin the semaphore in tlie casing. Under suoli circuinstuimcs it will occupy the position shown in broken lines in lllig. l. When ille circuit is closed, however, unal tlie 'plunger oi tlic solenoid :itl-rooted, the seine.-

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ploore 9 will be moved into the full-line position shown in llig. l, where it een be seen by the driver of e cer following the automobile l. 'lliis semaphore 9 is secured et its inner end to e lever l2 pivotefl et i3 :inside tlie casing; and the casing is provided-with s.

slot ll through'wliicli the semaphore Slis moved eclgewise when operated. inner enel of the lever l2 is pivol'slly connected to e plunger ll wliicli gorojects into tlie solenoiol l0. ..lliis solenoid is inclosecl in a suitable casing, and the casing is provided with on erin at its top pivotally connected st l5 to the side .of the casing 2, so .es to permit the solenoid to. swing when the plunger lll enel the lever l2 are moved.

The manner in which the wiring is srrengecl is shown in Fig. llie conductors 5 connect the circuit-closing push button 3 to e battery 16, and poss through an aperture i7 in tliebottoin oit the casing 2 to binding posts 18. From the posts i8 lead conductors i9. to the solenoid l0, end to the bell (i in series, ond. tbe lights .7 snfl 8 are connected to tlie posts i8, so :is to be in parallel with each other snel the bell and coil, by Wires 2l. le switch :22 is provided to out out tbe bell :nul tlie coil, snel o switch 23 to cut out the two lights ".f .final 8. lhe coil und bell will be in. series and will be cminecte` incircuit with the battery i6 in the daytime, und all the signals will preferably be connected in circuit in tlie dork. lll] lien the driver of the automobile wishes o turn .or stop witliout running the rislr of e car behind collicling with liiin, lie firstpresses the button 3 before turning t-lie steering gear or epplying tlie brakes. lliis closes the circuits, melting 'the bell ring, illuminating the lamps .7 and 8, :incl energizing tbe solenoid l0 to attract the 'plunger lfl cnil swing tbe semaphore E) clownworcl through the slot `ll into projecting position. ',lliis operation gives warning to the cor beliincl end enables the iriver there of to slow clown. After melting llie turn the release et the button 3 brooks the circuit en@ denergizes ille bell, tbe lompe and the solenoid, whereby the weight of tlie plunger' ll will revolve the semaphore 9 beck into tlie casing. As stelt-eci, the solenoid4` con swing urouncl the pivot l5 the required extent to ellect tlie complete witlnlrewol et the semepliore. j

lt will be observed troni tlie above ciey. scription that the signals con be operates without tlic driver having to relegase tlic tentions of the driver of the car 1.

steering gearor the braking apparatus. The button 3 can be operated simply by the pressure of the thumb, and it is not necessary for the chauffeur to let go of the steering Wheel when this is effected. The batteries used for the furnishing of ignition current to the engine can be employed to operate the signals. The bell 6 will attract attention by its sound Whenever the button 3 is pushed, and the position of the semaphore 9 will serve to notify the driver of the car behind of the Tinhe provision of the lights 7 and 8 Will make the semaphore visible either by day or by night.

As stated above, all the signals will be in circuit in the dark, and in the daytime in order to save battery current the switch may be moved to open position to cut out the two lights 7 and 8. The switches 22 and 23 will be of 'any Well-known@push-button7 type, and will be mounted upon the casing 2 in any convenient operative position.

l Wish to have it understood that the above description is illustrative only, disclosing but one embodiment of my invention, and I do not care to be limited to the exact details thereof, except in so far as indicated in the accompanying claim.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: i

In an improvement of the kind described, the combination fa casing having a slot, a

semaphore pivotallymounted in the casing name to this specilication in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ERNEST DANIEL LOPEZ. Witnesses z M. A. VERLANDER, P. L. FOURCHY. 

